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WATKINS v. WATKINS

Record No. 780674.

265 S.E.2d 750 (1980)

Richard E. WATKINS v. Carol A. WATKINS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Talbot, Richmond (James A. Baber, III, Bremner, Baber & Janus, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Evelyn G. Skaltsounis, Richmond (Robert E. Eicher, Julious P. Smith, Jr., Williams, Mullen & Christian, Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON and THOMPSON, JJ.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this divorce suit, we limited the appeal to consideration of the issue: Did the trial court, as a part of the maintenance and support provisions of the final decree, have jurisdiction to enjoin the husband from disposing of his shares of stock in two family-owned corporations? We answer that question in the negative and reverse.

Defendant-appellant Richard E. Watkins and plaintiff-appellee Carol A. Watkins were married in 1961. In 1976...

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